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About Gariyawan Village

Gariyawan is a large village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,661, made up of 1,341 males and 1,320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.84 hectares hectares.

Gariyawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gariyawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 309.84 hectares
Population 2,661
Male Population 1,341
Female Population 1,320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gariyawan compares

By the 2011 count Gariyawan is the 55th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 309.84 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Gariyawan

Gariyawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gariyawan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gariyawan from other places

Gariyawan lies about 50 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 3.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gariyawan
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 3.6 km
Nearest town Phulpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 21 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 50 km

Villages closest to Gariyawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Machhlishahr tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gariyawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gariyawan village had a population of 2,661. That makes it the 55th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Gariyawan village has 1,341 males and 1,320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gariyawan has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Gariyawan covers 309.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gariyawan falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gariyawan is Mungara Badshahpur, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gariyawan.

Gariyawan is about 50 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gariyawan is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mungara Badshahpur is about 3.6 km away. Phulpur is about 19 km away. Machhlishahr is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahamadpur Gariyaon (under 2 km), Gariya (under 2 km) and Nauwadadi (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gariyawan today is likely to be higher.

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